Lunar New Year 2018 falls on Friday, February 16 and starts the Year of the Dog. Each lunar month begins on the day of the new moon in Beijing.
The Gregorian date each month of the chinese calendar begins.
| Month | Begins | Day | Chinese year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelfth Month | January 17 | Wednesday | ding-you |
| First Month | February 16 | Friday | wu-xu |
| Second Month | March 17 | Saturday | wu-xu |
| Third Month | April 16 | Monday | wu-xu |
| Fourth Month | May 15 | Tuesday | wu-xu |
| Fifth Month | June 14 | Thursday | wu-xu |
| Sixth Month | July 13 | Friday | wu-xu |
| Seventh Month | August 11 | Saturday | wu-xu |
| Eighth Month | September 10 | Monday | wu-xu |
| Ninth Month | October 9 | Tuesday | wu-xu |
| Tenth Month | November 8 | Thursday | wu-xu |
| Eleventh Month | December 7 | Friday | wu-xu |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 16 | Friday | Lunar New Year |
| Mar 2 | Friday | Lantern Festival |
| Jun 18 | Monday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Sep 24 | Monday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
The Chinese calendar is lunisolar: each month starts on the day of the new moon, and a leap month is added about every three years to keep the calendar in step with the seasons. Lunar New Year falls between January 21 and February 20.
Each year has one of twelve zodiac animals and one of five elements, giving a 60-year cycle. The festivals below follow the lunar dates: the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first month, the Dragon Boat Festival on the 5th of the fifth, and the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th of the eighth.
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Chinese New Year 2018 falls on Friday, February 16, the start of the Year of the Dog.
2018 is the Year of the Dog from Friday, February 16; dates before Lunar New Year belong to the previous animal year.
A lunar month has 29 or 30 days, from one new moon to the next.